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Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi & Yolngu stories to inspire better healthcareAuthor: Vicki Kerrigan
Ask the Specialist is a podcast for health professionals who work with Aboriginal patients. Created in the Northern Territory of Australia, doctors from Royal Darwin Hospital ask Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolngu leaders to answer their questions which span clinical to philosophical issues. The Specialists are: Aunty Bilawara Lee, Pirrawayingi Puruntatameri, Rarrtjiwuy Melanie Herdman and Bernadette Nethercott. Podcast hosts: Vicki Kerrigan and Stuart Yiwarr McGrath. This podcast is part of a PhD project which is embedded in the Communicate study at Menzies School of Health Research. Voice over: Richard Margetson. Artwork: Amber Young. Sound production: Hamish Robertson. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod Language: en-au Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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7. Perspectives on health and well-being
Tuesday, 2 June, 2020
Some Aboriginal patients may have a different perspective on health compared to the western biomedical approach which underpins mainstream healthcare delivery. A culturally safe health professional has an awareness of differing worldviews and also reflects on their own culture and how they can change. In the final episode in this series, you’ll gain insights into Aboriginal perspectives on health and sickness.
